If you would rule the world quietly, you must keep it amused.    From LearnThat.org.  [Ralph Waldo Emerson]

We are not amused.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Adjective : an amused expression on her face.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used with object), : She amused the guests with witty conversation. ,The comedian amused the audience with a steady stream of jokes.    From Dictionary.com. 

The title amused me, though, and I couldn't be bothered to think of a better one.    From Wordnik.com.  [ana-ng Diary Entry] Reference

Alison looked back over her shoulder, her expression amused.    From Wordnik.com.  [Leave the Grave Green] Reference

The name amused the people, and they nicknamed the.    From Wordnik.com.  [General History for Colleges and High Schools] Reference

It's a construct that enables him to remain amused, and amazed.    From Wordnik.com.  [04.04] Reference

When he did, his spectacular eyes seemed again amused, and they did not waver.    From Wordnik.com.  [Excerpt: The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud] Reference

“Only if you wish to flatter me,” she replied and he bowed in amused return.    From Wordnik.com.  [365 tomorrows » 2006 » October : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference

Yet still I remain amused by the news that makes the front page of my local blogroll.    From Wordnik.com.  [The State Of My Friends List] Reference

The Hominy House looked clean and old-fashioned, and the name amused me, so in I went.    From Wordnik.com.  [Parnassus on Wheels] Reference

Ripples of laughter tickle their way around the circle as the older set nod in amused sympathy.    From Wordnik.com.  [poly people « Love | Peace | Ohana] Reference

A man stepped into the room, regarding Kincaid and Margaret with an expression of amused contempt.    From Wordnik.com.  [All Shall Be Well] Reference

I say "amused" -- and scarcely know how to explain myself.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4] Reference

Steve laughed and nodded, as if the idea amused him.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Little Girl in Old New York] Reference

Rokesle laughed, genially, for the notion amused him.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes] Reference

Her disbelieving and then shocked expression amused him.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lawman Lover]

"Are you serious?" she asked, as though the idea amused her.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories] Reference

He gestured at the showroom, his expression slightly amused.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mourn Not Your Dead] Reference

She knew without being told what it all meant, and the idea amused her.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mother West Wind "How" Stories] Reference

This expression amused me very much, for I had never heard previously of.    From Wordnik.com.  [Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant] Reference

Karroth leaned back in his chair, his expression amused and dangerous.’.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Gordath Wood: Writer Patrice Sarath » The Warlord and the Princess – page one] Reference

The young men chuckled, for the idea amused them in spite of their troubles.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Spread Eagle and Other Stories] Reference

I thought that perhaps she had come round for her money, and the idea amused me.    From Wordnik.com.  [Paul Kelver, a Novel] Reference

When he's amused, which is quite often, his cackle reaches precipitately high octaves.    From Wordnik.com.  [Serious Eats] Reference

And the librarians are adequately amused, which is all I ever wanted in the first place.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chickens to the Rescue - Royal Command Performance] Reference

At the very least, they keep me amused, which is a time-consuming but satisfying expense of energy.    From Wordnik.com.  [ccfinlay: Tag] Reference

No. Mildly amused is more like it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Tea Party Profiteers: How Republican Operatives Are Exploiting Economic Anxiety For Power, Cash] Reference

Guess it's better than being "amused" by injuries.    From Wordnik.com.  [Colts Have Aged but Still Have Bite] Reference

I was kind of amused by the section of the document that asks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Meat or sex toy?] Reference

He said the President's office was "amused" by the speculation.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Pete is "amused" by my noticing how intelligent the Navy thought he was?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Peter Sumaruck II] Reference

STEIN: Well, I was kind of amused by him saying we're only going to do what works.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 28, 2009] Reference

"Oh, yes, we will enter the race," she answered with a kind of amused indifference.    From Wordnik.com.  [Madge Morton's Secret] Reference

The meeting between Honor and Mr. Rayne was such as amused Jean d'Alberg considerably.    From Wordnik.com.  [Honor Edgeworth Ottawa's Present Tense] Reference

Their inquiries met with the same kind of amused skepticism Ehomba had encountered before.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Triumph of Souls]

I had avoided Holaf, who still kept a kind of amused watch over my activities, and I was free.    From Wordnik.com.  [Valley of the Croen] Reference

GATES: Well, first of all, I, frankly, am kind of amused by the level of excitement over this.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 11, 2007] Reference